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Emilio's popular 78s
by Sari PETRASS - Sopran, Karl BACHMANN - Tenor, Edmund BINDER - Bariton, Reinhold PASCH - Gesang
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Die keusche Susanne: Susann, Susann, du hat mir's angetan (Jean Gilbert) 25 cm Ilco-Platte 1223 Matrix Nr. 244 Sari PETRASS - Sopran, Karl BACHMANN - Tenor, Edmund BINDER - Bariton, Reinhold PASCH - Gesang (& Orch.) rec. ca. 1910  Note : Names of singers have been reported to me by a collector. The source is not known to me.
Topics: acoustic, Keusche Susanne, Jean Gilbert, Operette, Operetta, Ilco, Ilco-Platte, Petrass, soprano,...
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by Columbia Recording Corporation
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Mozart: Cosi fan Tutte, K. 588 - Overture Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York Bruno Walter, conductor Recorded on January 23, 1945, in Carnegie Hall, New York City, on Columbia 78-rpm matrix XCO 34188. Issued as Columbia Masterworks 12074-D in Set MM-565, as a filler for Walter's recording, made the same day, as Mozart's "Jupiter" Symphony.
Topics: Mozart, Walter, New York Philharmonic, Orchestral, 78rpm
The Shellackophile's Vintage Recordings
by Columbia Recording Corporation
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Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104 Gregor Piatigorsky, cello Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy Recorded January 17, 1946, in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia, Pa.  Issued in February, 1947, as Columbia Masterworks set M-658 (records 12471-D through 12475-D), and in automatic sequence as set MM-658 (records 12476-D through 12480-D).  Reissued in 1948, as part of Columbia's initial LP launch, as ML-4022.  The side and matrix information: Side 1 (XCO 35643): First...
Topics: Dvorak, Concertos, Piatigorsky, Cello, Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra, 78rpm
Emilio's 78 Heritage
by Maria JANOWSKA - Sopran
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La Boheme: Man nennt mich nur Mimi (Puccini) 30 cm Grammophon 19782 Kat. Nr. B 64082, Matrix Nr. 387 be Maria JANOWSKA - Sopran (& Orch.) Mech.Copt. / rec. 1928
Topics: Boheme, Opera, Puccini, Janowska, soprano, electric, Stadttheater Leipzig, Grammophon, 19782
The Shellackophile's Vintage Recordings
by Musicraft Records, Inc.
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Handel: Cantata, HWV 134, "Nel dolce dell'oblio" (Nocturnal Thoughts of Phyllis) Ethel Luening, soprano Otto Luening, flute Sterling Hunkins, cello Ernst Victor Wolff, harpsichord Recorded c. 1936-37, presumably in New York City, and issued in July, 1937, as Musicraft 1010.  The side and matrix information: Side 1 (GM-5D): Recitative (Nel dolce dell'oblio); Aria (Giacchè il sonno a lei dipinge) Side 2 (GM-6):  Recitative (Così fida ella vive); Aria (Ha l'inganno il suo diletta)...
Topics: Handel, Luening, Vocal, Hunkins, Wolff, 78rpm
Emilio's popular 78s
by Unbekanntes Orchester
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Die keusche Susanne: Wenn der Vater mit dem Sohne auf den Bummel geht (Jean Gilbert) 25 cm Ilco-Platte 1223 Matrix Nr. 232 Unbekanntes Orchester rec. ca. 1910
Topics: acoustic, Keusche Susanne, Jean Gilbert, Operette, Operetta, Ilco, Ilco-Platte, 1223
Emilio's 78 Heritage
by Vera SCHWARZ - Sopran, Michael BOHNEN - Bass
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Aida: Zu dir führt mich ein ernster Grund / Wohlauf denn, erhebt euch, ägyptische Scharen (Verdi) 30 cm Schallplatte Grammophon 65497 Kat. Nr. 044309 / 044310, Matrix Nr. 1411 s / 1412 s Vera SCHWARZ - Sopran, Michael BOHNEN - Bass rec. ca. 1918/19
Topics: Aida, Opera, Verdi, duet, basso, soprano, Vera Schwarz, Bohnen, acoustic, Schallplatte Grammophon,...
Emilio's popular 78s
by Lisa WEISE - Sopran, Karl BACHMANN - Tenor, Gustav WANDA - Dirigent
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Die moderne Eva: Wär' ich doch Dein Schwesterlein (Jean Gilbert) 25 cm Jumbo.Record Nr. 356 (?) Kat.Nr. A. 47380, Matrix Nr. xB 4683  Lisa WEISE - Sopran, Karl BACHMANN - Tenor In Originalbegleitung des Neuen Operettentheaters, Kapellm. WANDA - Dirigent rec. November 1911 On the other side: Liebchen, lass uns tanzen! A 47379
Topics: Moderne Eva, Gilbert, Operette, Operetta, Weise, Bachmann, tenor, soprano, duet, acoustic, Neues...
The Shellackophile's Vintage Recordings
by The Gramophone Company, Ltd.
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Elgar: Sea Pictures - Song Cycle, Op. 37 Gladys Ripley, contralto, with the Philharmonia Orchesta conducted by George Weldon Recorded May 28, 1946, in EMI's Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London.  Issued in July, 1946, on HMV C 3498 through C 3500, a set which remained available until April, 1950.  The side and matrix details: Side 1 (2EA 11018-2): Sea Slumber Song Side 2 (2EA 11019-1): In Haven (Capri); Sabbath Morning at Sea, part 1 Side 3 (2EA 11020-1): Sabbath Morning at Sea, part 2 Side 4...
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Topics: Elgar, Ripley, Vocal, Weldon, Philharmonia Orchestra, 78rpm
Kevin Toner - My 78s
by My 78s
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[raw] Recordings from my 78s collection:   C Jam Blues / (swing-fox) – BRUNSWICK  82338; A - matrix  220 KK; dated 24.5.47 [item link: artist/disc info, label scan, & the root WAVE file ] flipside of:   Sophisticated Lady / (langsamer fox) – BRUNSWICK  82338; B - matrix 224 KK; dated 24.5.47
Topics: 78 rpm, shellac, 1940s, Duke Ellington
The Shellackophile's Vintage Recordings
by Radio Corporation of America
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A-B-C Fun and 1-2-3 Fun Told and Sung by Cliff Edwards Frank Milano as "Little Nipper" Recorded in 1951 on RCA Victor matrices F1CB-9273 and F1CB-9274. Issued as part of the Bluebird Children's Series, BY-32. Cliff Edwards was at this time famous as the voice of "Jiminy Cricket" in Walt Disney's "Pinocchio," but this role is nowhere mentioned on the record. For those who don't know, "Nipper" was the name of the dog who listens to "His Master's...
Topics: Edwards, Children's Records, 78rpm
The Shellackophile's Vintage Recordings
by The Gramophone Company, Ltd.
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Haydn: Cello Concerto in D, Op. 101 Guilhermina Suggia with orchestra conducted by John Barbirolli Recorded July, 1928, in Studio C, Small Queen's Hall, London.  Issued January, 1929, as HMV Black Label D 1518 through 1520, and deleted July, 1942 (by which time the D series had converted to Red Labels).  The side and matrix information: Side 1 (Cc 13948-1, 12 July): First movement (Allegro moderato), part 1 Side 2 (Cc 13949-1, 12 July): First movement, part 2 Side 3 (Cc 13950-2, 12 July):...
Topics: Haydn, Concertos, Suggia, Cello, Barbirolli, 78rpm
The Shellackophile's Vintage Recordings
by The Gramophone Company, Ltd.
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Philipp Heinrich Erlebach (1657-1714): Suite No. 3 in C Major Kammermusikkreis Scheck-Wenzinger Recorded in October, 1938, in the Electrola Studios, Berlin.  Issued as Electrola (and in England as HMV) EH 1221.  The side and matrix information: Side 1 (2RA 3307-2): Ouverture; Air-Trio; Air-Ballet Side 2 (2RA 3308-2): Air-Gavotte; Air-Le sommeil; La Réjouissance The piece is one of Six Ouvertures originally published in 1693, and played here in an edition by Max Seiffert, for recorder and...
Topics: Erlebach, Scheck-Wenzinger, Chamber Music, 78rpm
Performer: Oscar Julius Quartet; Balalaika orch. Writer: Goldfadden International Series; JEWISH TRADITIONAL SONGS AND DANCES; (from 'The Witch'); JEWISH TRADITIONAL SONGS AND DANCES; ; JEWISH TRADITIONAL SONGS AND DANCES; JEWISH TRADITIONAL SONGS AND DANCES. Digitized at 78 revolutions per minute. Four stylii were used to transfer these records. They are 2.0mil truncated conical, 2.3mil truncated conical, 2.8mil truncated conical, 3.3mil truncated conical. These were recorded flat and then...
Topics: 78rpm, Folk
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Emilio's popular 78s
by Karl BACHMANN - Tenor, Meisterquartett HAJEK
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Die blaue Mazur: Tanzt der Pole die Mazur (Lehar) 25 cm Odeon 306652 Matrix Nr. 1038 Bhn 13 Karl BACHMANN - Tenor, Meisterquartett HAJEK rec. 1920 in Vienna On the other side: 306651 Ja, ja, warum soll ich denn schlafen geh'n Note : Die blaue Mazur premiered in Vienna on 28.V.1920. Maybe Bachmann was the creator of the  role.
Topics: Bachmann, tenor, Meisterquartett Hajek, instrumental quartet, Odeon, acoustic, Blaue Mazur,...
Kevin Toner - My 78s
by Layton and Johnstone
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label/cat.; mx. refs: COLUMBIA / DB 654; (WA 10524.) matrix/IDs: ⓌA10524; 53907 side: not stated type: 10” / Shellac / 78 RPM manufacturer: not stated (for Columbia Graphophone Co Ltd) country: England tax code: n/a released: 1930 condition: Excellent pressing date/decade:   performer/s: Turner Layton (p, v) and Clarence Johnstone (v), American duettists with piano performed: location tbc,  circa early July 1930 first published: 1930s rights orgs: not stated credited score publisher/s:...
Topics: 78rpm, shellac, 1930s, Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields, Lew Leslie’s International Review 1930
The Shellackophile's Vintage Recordings
by Columbia Graphophone Co., Ltd.
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Bach: Concerto in D minor for two violins, BWV 1043 Alma Rosengren-Witek and Anton Witek, violins, with string orchestra Recorded c. July, 1928.  Issued in March, 1929, as English Columbia 9681 and 9682.  The side and matrix details: Side 1 (WAX 3988-2): First movement (Vivace) Side 2 (WAX 3989-2): Second movement (Largo ma non tanto), pt. 1 Side 3 (WAX 3990-1): Second movement, pt. 2; Third movement (Allegro), pt. 1 Side 4 (WAX 3991-2): Third movement, pt. 2 Bohemian-born Anton Witek...
Topics: Bach, Concertos, Witek, Violin, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, 78rpm
Helen Joan Fiese 78rpm Collection
Helen Joan Fiese 78rpm Collection
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Donation of 78rpm records from the collection of Helen Joan Fiese, generously donated by Charles Fiese. Records are being submitted by the son of Helen Joan Fiese who passed away in 2021 at the age of 98 years. Her education began at the age of 4 in the one-room country school near the Kinnan homestead, where her mother, and later her sister Ruth, had taught. In 1933, the family moved to Elwood, Neb. She graduated from Elwood High School in 1940, where she was active in the music and drama...
Emilio's popular 78s
by Henry BENDER - Sprecher
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Der Teufel lacht dazu: Der Volkszähler (Victor Hollaender) 25 cm Gramophone & Typewriter 41942 Matrix Nr. 4666 h Henry BENDER - Sprecher rec. 1906 On the other side: König Aqua 41943
Topics: Operette, Operetta, Revue, Der Teufel lacht dazu, Victor Hollaender, Henry Bender, Gramophone &...
Emilio's popular 78s
by Ilse ASCH - Sopran
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Madame Pompadour: Lied der Pompadour (Leo Fall) 25 cm Odeon 312333 Matrix Nr. Be 3349-II Ilse ASCH - Sopran (& Orch.) rec. 16.IX.1922 On the other side: 312332 Josef, ach Josef (& Kretschmer)
Topics: Asch, soprano, Kretschmer, baritone, duet, Operette, Operetta, Leo Fall, Madame Pompadour, Odeon,...
The Shellackophile's Vintage Recordings
by The Decca Record Co. Ltd.
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Britten: Hymn to St. Cecilia, Op. 27 (words by W. H. Auden) Holst: This Have I Done for My True Love, Op. 34, No. 1 Fleet Street Choir, directed by T. B. Lawrence (a capella) Recorded January 28, 1943 (less than a year after the work's completion, at sea, in April 1942), by English Decca, and released as K 1088 and K 1089 (matrices: AR 7191-1, 7192-2 and 7193-2).  The Britten work occupies three sides; the filler is Holst's part-song, "This Have I Done for My True Love," the first of...
Topics: Britten, Holst, Choral, Fleet Street Choir, Lawrence, 78rpm
Emilio's popular 78s
by Ilse ASCH - Sopran, Benno KRETSCHMER - Bariton
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Madame Pompadour: Josef, ach Josef ! (Leo Fall) 25 cm Odeon 312332 Matrix Nr. Be 3348 Ilse ASCH - Sopran, Benno KRETSCHMER - Bariton (& Orch.) rec. 16.IX.1922 On the other side: 312333 Lied der Pompadour (Asch solo)
Topics: Asch, soprano, Kretschmer, baritone, duet, Operette, Operetta, Leo Fall, Madame Pompadour, Odeon,...
Emilio's popular 78s
by Ilse ASCH - Sopran, Benno KRETSCHMER - Bariton
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Die tolle Lola: Du süsser kleiner Mannequin (Hugo Hirsch) 25 cm Odeon 312330 Matrix Nr. Be 3346 Ilse ASCH - Sopran, Benno KRETSCHMER - Bariton (& Orch.) rec. 16.IX.1922 On the other side: 312331 Ich bleib dir treu
Topics: Asch, soprano, Kretschmer, baritone, duet, Operette, Operetta, Hugo Hirsch, Tolle Lola, Odeon, late...
Emilio's popular 78s
by Ilse ASCH - Sopran, Benno KRETSCHMER - Bariton
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Die tolle Lola: Ich bleib dir treu (Hugo Hirsch) 25 cm Odeon 312331 Matrix Nr. Be 3347 Ilse ASCH - Sopran, Benno KRETSCHMER - Bariton (& Orch.) rec. 16.IX.1922 On the other side: 312330 Du süsser kleiner Mannequin
Topics: Asch, soprano, Kretschmer, baritone, duet, Operette, Operetta, Hugo Hirsch, Tolle Lola, Odeon, late...
Emilio's popular 78s
by Lisa WEISE - Sopran, Karl BACHMANN - Tenor, August PILZ - Dirigent
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Der Graf von Luxemburg: Wir bummeln durchs Leben (Lehar) 25 cm Odeon Record A 56017 W  Matrix Nr. xBo 3336 Lisa WEISE - Sopran, Karl BACHMANN - Tenor Orchester, [August PILZ - Dirigent] rec. November 1909 On the other side: A 56018 - Mädel fein, Mädel klein
Topics: Graf von Luxemburg, Lehar, Operette, Operetta, Weise, Bachmann, tenor, soprano, duet, Odeon Record,...
Emilio's popular 78s
by FRID-FRID - Sopran, Henry BENDER - Gesang
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Ein tolles Jahr: Volkslied und Gassenhauer (Victor Hollaender) s/s 25 cm Gramophone & Typewriter 44272 Matrix Nr. 2163 h FRID-FRID - Sopran, Henry BENDER - Gesang (& Orch,) rec. 1904 Note : Ein tolles Jahr was a 1904 Revue. I do not know if Bender and Frid-Frid were the creators.
Topics: Operette, Operetta, Revue, Tolles Jahr, Victor Hollaender, Henry Bender, Frid-Frid, Gramophone...
Kevin Toner - My 78s
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[raw] Recordings from my 78s collection:   Exactly Like You / (fox trot) – IMPERIAL 2310; matrices 1803; 9837-2 [item link:  artist/disc info, label scan, & the root WAVE file ]   flipside of:   On the Sunny Side of the Street (by Clicquot Club Eskimos) / (fox trot) – IMPERIAL 2310; matrices 1804-2; 9726-3
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Topics: 78 rpm, shellac, 1930s, Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
Kevin Toner - My 78s
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[raw] Recordings from my 78s collection:   Diggin’ for Diz – LE CHANT DU MONDE 1513, matrix PART 3720-1 [item link: artist/disc info, label scan, & the root WAVE file ]   flipside of:   Sophisticated Lady – LE CHANT DU MONDE 1513, matrices PART 3719-1; M3 110939
Topics: 78 rpm, shellac, 1940s, Dizzy Gillespie
Kevin Toner - My 78s
by Ted Steele and His Novatones
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label/cat.; mx. refs: DECCA 3511 B; (68269) matrix/IDs: 68269A album: No. 179 side: A / (10 sides - 5) type: 10” / Shellac / 78 RPM manufacturer: per Decca Records, Inc country: USA (New York) tax code: n/a                   released: condition: Very Good pressing date/decade:   performer/s: Ted Steele and His Novatones performed: location tbc, 1940-10-16 first published: 1940s rights orgs: not given credited score publisher/s: not given / per referenced songwriter/s: Duke...
Topics: 78rpm, shellac, 1940s, instrumental, Duke Ellington
Kevin Toner - My 78s
by Bert and Bob; Jack Hodges; Jack Plant
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label/cat.; mx. refs: DECCA F. 1911 / MB.7545 matrix/IDs: MB1750-2A; I; B side: B type: 10” / Shellac / 78 RPM manufacturer: not stated (for The Decca Record Co Ltd) country: England tax code: n/a released: circa 1930 condition: Very Good, except broken in half pressing date/decade:   performer/s: Jack Plant, Jack Hodges, (alias ‘Bert and Bob’), vocal duet with pianoforte accompaniment performed: location tbc, 1930-08-28 first published: 1930s rights orgs: not given credited score...
Topics: 78rpm, shellac, 1930s, Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields, Lew Leslie’s International Review 1930
Emilio's 78 Heritage
by Maria JANOWSKA - Sopran
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Tosca: Nur der Schönheit weiht ich mein Leben (Puccini) 30 cm Grammophon 19782 Kat. Nr. B 64083, Matrix Nr. 388 be Maria JANOWSKA - Sopran (& Orch.) Mech.Copt. / rec. 1928
Topics: Tosca, Opera, Puccini, Janowska, soprano, electric, Stadttheater Leipzig, Grammophon, 19782
Emilio's 78 Heritage
by Ella TORDEK - Sopran
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Figaro's Hochzeit: Ihr, die ihr Triebe (Cherubin-Arie - Mozart) 29 cm Disque Pathé 54625 Matrix Nr. 70599 RA Ella TORDEK - Sopran (& Orch.) rec. ca, 1909-1911 (?) On the other side: 54622 Tordek & Brodersen - Cosi fan tutte Note : I have fun processing more Pathé records since I learned with the Skilondz records in Autumn 2021 how to do that. Here are some records which have been lying on my shelves unheard since I got them about 20 years ago. Pathé records have narrow grooves where...
Topics: Tordek, soprano, Pathé, Disque Pathé, Nozze di Figaro, Figaros Hochzeit, Mozart, Opera, 54625,...
The Shellackophile's Vintage Recordings
by Unicorn Records, Inc.
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The Modern Age of Brass Roger Voisin and His Brass Ensemble Recorded c. 1956 in the Kresge Auditorium at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., for the short-lived label Unicorn Records, Inc., of Boston.  Issued in December, 1956 as Unicorn UNLP-1031, as part of a series under the general rubric "Music at M.I.T."  In 1958 Unicorn was bought out by Kapp Records, New York City, which reissued many of the Unicorn titles, including this one as KCL-9020, with the...
Topics: Dahl, Hindemith, Berezowsky, Sanders, Quintets, Voisin, Chamber Music, LP mono
The Shellackophile's Vintage Recordings
by The Gramophone Company, Ltd.
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Thomas Arne: Organ Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat - Allegro moderato (first movement) George Thalben-Ball, organ Recorded October 11, 1948, in St. Mark's Church, London, on Gramophone Company 78-rpm matrix 2EA 11341-2. Issued in January, 1949, as HMV C 3816, serving as the filler for Thalben-Ball's recording of Sir Henry Wood's arrangement of Handel's Organ Concerto No. 9, which is uploaded separately.
Topics: Arne, Concertos, Thalben-Ball, Organ, 78rpm
Emilio's popular 78s
by Henry BENDER - Gesang
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Der Teufel lacht dazu: Der Volkszähler (Victor Hollaender) 25 cm s/s Gramophone & Typewriter 3-42604 Matrix Nr. 4858 h Henry BENDER - Gesang  Orchester unter Leitung des Komponisten rec. 1906
Topics: Operette, Operetta, Revue, Der Teufel lacht dazu, Victor Hollaender, Henry Bender, Gramophone &...
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by The Gramophone Company, Ltd.
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Corelli-Barbirolli: Concerto in F for oboe and strings Evelyn Rothwell, with the Hallé Orchestra conducted by John Barbirolli Recorded June 7, 1946, in Houldsworth Hall, Manchester, England.  Issued as HMV C 3540 in January, 1947; the record remained available until April 1959 (at which time almost all of EMI's 78s were deleted except for Royal records and certain educational items).  The side and matrix information: Side 1 (2ER 922-2): 1. Preludio; 2. Vivace Side 2 (2ER 923-2): 3....
Topics: Corelli, Concertos, Rothwell, Oboe, Barbirolli, Halle Orchestra, 78rpm
Emilio's popular 78s
by Julius SACHS - Bariton
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Der Graf von Luxemburg: Lied des Basil (Ich bin verliebt - Lehar) 25 cm Homokord 11533 no Matrix Nr. Julius SACHS - Bariton, vom Neuen Operetten-Theater [Schiffbauerdamm] (& Orchester) recorded: Date Code A7Q = 7.I.1910 (also engraved: 25110 A - means: pressing master from 25.I.1910) On the other side: Weise, Sachs & Bachmann Marschterzett 11534
Topics: Graf von Luxemburg, Lehar, Operette, Operetta, Sachs, baritone, Neues Operetten-Theater Berlin,...
Emilio's popular 78s
by Harry ARNDT - Gesang, Franz ZIESE - Gesang
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Die zwei lustigen Schusterjungen (?) 25 cm Homokord 1708 Matrix Nr. 1708, also engraved A28210 (= date of pressing matrix 28.II.10) and B11S (recording date code) Harry ARNDT - Gesang, Franz ZIESE - Gesang (& Orch.) rec. 11.II.1908 On the other side : 1708 Arndt Nehm' Sie Eier!
Topics: Humoristisches Vortragslied, Couplet, Arndt, Homokord, acoustic, 1708
The Shellackophile's Vintage Recordings
by Columbia Graphophone Co., Ltd.
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Henri Sauguet: Piano Concerto No. 1 in A Minor (1934) Arnaud de Gontaut-Biron, piano (Gaveau) Paris Conservatory Orchestra conducted by Roger Désormière Recorded June 29, 1943, in the Studio Albert, Paris; the engineer was Eugène Ravenet.  Issued c. 1947 as French Columbia LFX 648 and LFX 649; my copy, however, has numbers LFX 911 and LFX 912, and so presumably is a reissue from a few years later.  The recording was reissued in the late 1950s or 1960s as a 45-rpm EP, French Columbia...
Topics: Sauguet, Concertos, Gontaut-Biron, Piano, Paris Conservatory Orchestra, Desormiere, 78rpm
Emilio's popular 78s
by Karl BACHMANN - Tenor, Meisterquartett HAJEK
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Yuschi tanzt: Wer bist du, bezaubernde Kleine? (Benatzky) 25 cm Odeon 306650,  wrongly labeled as Cis 17090 Matrix Nr. 1042 Bhn 13 Karl BACHMANN - Tenor, Meisterquartett HAJEK rec. 1920 in Vienna On the other side: 306649 Wenn die Weiber ledig sind  Note : This record was wrongly labeled. Yuschi tanzt was an operetta by Benatzky and premiered in Wien (Bürgertheater) on 3.IV.1920. Maybe Bachmannn war the creator of the role.
Topics: Bachmann, tenor, Meisterquartett Hajek, instrumental quartet, Odeon, acoustic, Yuschi tanzt,...
The Shellackophile's Vintage Recordings
by Columbia Graphophone Co., Ltd.
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Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Symphony Orchestral conducted by Sir Henry J. Wood Recorded June 12, 1930, in the Central Hall, Westminster (according to the English Columbia labels).  Issued in September, 1930, as English Columbia LX 41 and LX 42, a set which remained available until 1945.  Issued in the USA in January, 1931, as US Columbia 67842-D and 67843-D.  The side and matrix information: Side 1 (WAX 5617-2): First movement (Allegro), part 1 Side 2 (WAX 5618-2): First...
Topics: Bach, Concertos, Wood, Orchestral, 78rpm
The Shellackophile's Vintage Recordings
by Columbia Phonograph Co., Inc.
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Bach: Brandenburg Concertos No. 3 in G British Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Henry J. Wood Recorded June 16, 1932, in EMI's Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London.  Issued in October, 1932, as English Columbia LX 173, a record which remained available until 1949.  Issued in the USA in February, 1933, as Columbia 68084-D.  The side and matrix information: Side 1 (CAX 6439-2): First movement (Allegro), part 1 Side 2 (CAX 6440-1): First movement, part 2; Second movement (Adagio; Allegro) This,...
Topics: Bach, Concertos, Wood, Orchestral, 78rpm
The Shellackophile's Vintage Recordings
by Westminster Recording Co., Inc.
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Hindemith: String Trio No. 1, Op. 34 (1924) Hindemith: String Trio No. 2 in A-Flat (1933) Jean Pougnet, violin Frederick Riddle, viola Anthony Pini, cello Recorded in the Konzerthaus, Vienna, in the autumn of 1954, by Westminster Records.  First issued in the spring of 1955, as Westminster WL-5299.  Reissued in the spring of 1958, as Westminster XWN-18593.  Reissued again c. 1965, as Westminster Collectors Series W-9067, which is my source.
Topics: Hindemith, Trios, Pougnet Trio, Chamber Music, LP mono
Emilio's 78 Heritage
by ALFRED KASE - Bariton
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Undine: O kehr zurück, mein eitel Sehnen (Lortzing) 25 cm Polyphon 2255 Kat. Nr. 3553, Matrix Nr. 1890 ALFRED KASE - Bariton (& Orch.) rec. VII. 1910
Topics: Kase, baritone, Polyphon, acoustic, Stadttheater Leipzig, Opera, Lortzing, Undine, 2255
Emilio's popular 78s
by Mizzi WIRTH - Sopran, Karl BACHMANN - Tenor, August PILZ - Dirigent
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Der Graf von Luxemburg: Bist du es, lachendes Glück? (Lehar) 25 cm Odeon Record Serie Jumbo Nr. 36 (?) Kat.Nr. A 56023 Matrix Nr. xBo 3341 Lisa WEISE - Sopran, Karl BACHMANN - Tenor Orchester, [August PILZ - Dirigent] rec. November 1909 On the other side: A 56024 - Sachs - Ich bin verliebt
Topics: Graf von Luxemburg, Lehar, Operette, Operetta, Wirth, Bachmann, tenor, soprano, duet, acoustic,...
The Shellackophile's Vintage Recordings
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Douglas Moore: The Emperor's New Clothes (children's opera based on Hans Christian Andersen's story, with words by Raymond Abrashkin) George Rasely, tenor (The Emperor) Leonard Stokes, baritone (Prime Minister) Earl Rogers, James Ballister, tenors (The Tailors) Madeline Lee (The Child) Norman Rose (Narrator) The Gene Lowell Chorus Orchestra conducted by Max Goberman Recorded in 1949, and issued as Young Peoples Records 1007 and 1008 (a set of two 10" 78-rpm records). In 1953, the set was...
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Topics: Moore, Opera, Rasely, Rose, Goberman, Children's Records, 78rpm
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by Karl BACHMANN - Tenor, Meisterquartett HAJEK
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Yuschi tanzt: Wenn die Weiber ledig sind (Benatzky) 25 cm Odeon 306649, wrongly labeled as Cis 17090 Matrix Nr. 1037 Bhn 13 Karl BACHMANN - Tenor, Meisterquartett HAJEK rec. 1920 in Vienna On the other side: 306650 Wer bist du, bezaubernde Kleine? Note : This record was wrongly labeled. Yuschi tanzt was an operetta by Benatzky and premiered in Wien (Bürgertheater) on 3.IV.1920. Maybe Bachmannn was the creator of the role.
Topics: Bachmann, tenor, Meisterquartett Hajek, instrumental quartet, Odeon, acoustic, Yuschi tanzt,...
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Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 4 in F Minor Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York Dimitri Mitropoulos, conductor Recorded January 9, 1956, in Columbia's 30th Street Studio, New York City.  Issued in March, 1957, as Columbia Masterworks ML-5158, a twelve-inch LP.  Issued in the UK as Philips ABR-4065, a ten-inch LP, and in the rest of Europe as Philips A-01649-R, also a ten-inch LP.  In 1974, the recording was reissued in the UK as one side of CBS Classics 61432, coupled with...
Topics: Vaughan Williams, Symphonies, Mitropoulos, New York Philharmonic, Orchestral, LP mono
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21 Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Artur Rodzinski Recorded December 28, 1941, in Severance Hall, Cleveland, Ohio.  First issued in April, 1943, as Columbia Masterworks set M-535 (records 11937-D through 11940-D), and in automatic sequence as set MM-535 (records 11941-D through 11944-D).  Reissued c. 1953, on LP, as Columbia Entré RL-3047, coupled with Mendelssohn's Overture and Incidental Music for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (also by...
Topics: Beethoven, Symphonies, Rodzinski, Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestral, 78rpm
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Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York Artur Rodzinski, conductor Recorded on January 8, 1945, in Carnegie Hall, New York City.  Issued in August, 1946, as Columbia Masterworks set M-621 (records 12373-D through 12377-D), and in automatic sequence as set MM-621 (records 12378-D through 12382-D).  Reissued on LP in July, 1948, as Columbia ML-4016 (part of Columbia's first release of LP records).  Reissued in 1977 in fake stereo, as Columbia...
Topics: Brahms, Symphonies, Rodzinski, New York Philharmonic, Orchestral, 78rpm
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Mozart: Menuetto from the Serenade No. 7 in D Major, K. 250 ("Haffner") Emil Telmányi (violin) with the Royal Opera House Orchestra, Copenhagen, conducted by Egisto Tango Recorded June 7, 1947, for Tono in Denmark, on 78-rpm matrix 3029, and issued as side 2 of Tono X-25081. The piece functions as a filler for Telmányi's recording of Nielsen's Violin Concerto, which is uploaded separately. This Menuetto is the third movement of the "Haffner" Serenade, and its Trio section...
Topics: Mozart, Telmanyi, Violin, Tango, Copenhagen Opera Orchestra, 78rpm
Emilio's popular 78s
by Sari PETRASS - Sopran, Edmund BINDER - Bariton
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Die keusche Susanne: Das ist Paris, Paris (Jean Gilbert) 25 cm Ilco-Platte 1219 Matrix Nr. 245 Sari PETRASS - Sopran, Edmund BINDER - Bariton (& Orch.) rec. ca. 1910  Note : Names of singers have been reported to me by a collector. The source is not known to me.
Topics: acoustic, Keusche Susanne, Jean Gilbert, Operette, Operetta, Ilco, Ilco-Platte, Petrass, soprano,...
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Music of Milhaud, Berezowsky and Fine The New Art Wind Quintet: Murray Panitz, flute Melvin Kaplan, oboe Aldo Simonelli, clarinet Tina di Dario, bassoon Merrill Wilson, horn Recorded c. 1950-51, presumably in New York.  Issued in July, 1951, as Classic Editions CE-1003.  This LP remained available until May, 1959. To the generally excellent liner notes (reproduced, as with the labels and cover, as a JPG with this download), it should be added that Milhaud's "Two Sketches" are, as...
Topics: Milhaud, Quintets, Berezowsky, Fine, New Art Wind Quintet, Chamber Music, LP mono
Emilio's popular 78s
by Harry ARNDT - Gesang, Friedrich KARK - Dirigent
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Ach, bring mir meine Mühle mal in Stand! (Couplet - Arndt) 25 cm Beka-Grand-Record 13954 Matrix Nr. 13954 Harry ARNDT - Gesang mit Orchester, Friedrich KARK - Dirigent rec. at the beginning of Jan. 1912 On the other side : 13950 Die Schönheitsmittel
Topics: Humoristisches Vortragslied, Couplet, Arndt, Beka, acoustic, Beka-Grand-Record, 13955
Kevin Toner - My 78s
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[raw] Recordings from my 78s collection:   Love in Bloom; On the Sunny Side of the Street (slowfox/- -) – TELEFUNKEN A 10371; matrix 26018 [item link: artist/disc info, label scan, & the root WAVE file ]   flipside of:   I Cover the Waterfront; Some of these Days / (slowfox/foxtrot) – TELEFUNKEN A 10371; matrix 26019  
Topics: 78 rpm, shellac, 1940s, Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger, Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
Kevin Toner - My 78s
by Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
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label/cat.; mx. refs: COLUMBIA / CB 591 / W 265049 matrix/IDs: Ⓦ265049-3*; A side: not stated type: 10” / Shellac / 78 RPM manufacturer: not stated (for Columbia Graphophone Co Ltd) country: England tax code: n/a released: 1933 condition: Very Good pressing date/decade: [* take 2 from the same day and with the exact same soloists is instead used for the 1940 Masterworks series 78 reissue on COLUMBIA 35387 or 35837 (Disc 4 (sides 7 & 8) of album No. C 38, ‘The Duke - Hot Jazz...
Topics: 78rpm, shellac, 1930s, fox trot, Duke Ellington
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Roussel: Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 42 Lamoureux Orchestra, conducted by Albert Wolff Recorded c. 1932 for French Polydor, records 566126 through 566128.  Also issued in England by Decca, records CA-8199 through CA-8201 (Gold Label Polydor series) and in the USA in 1937 as Brunswick-Polydor set BP-3 (records 95014 through 95016).  The side and matrix details: Side 1 (2068 BMP): First movement (Allegro vivo) Side 2 (2070 BMP): Second movement (Adagio), part 1 Side 3 (2071 BMP): Second...
Topics: Roussel, Symphonies, Wolff, Lamoureux Orchestra, Orchestral, 78rpm
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Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (arr. Stokowski) The All-American Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski Recorded July 8, 1941, in the CBS Studios, Hollywood, California, on Columbia 78-rpm matrices XCO 31178 and XCO 31179.  Issued in November, 1941, as Columbia 11646-D.  In Argentina, one of the countries on the orchestra's South American tour the previous year, the record was issued as Columbia 264723.
Topics: Liszt, Stokowski, All-American Orchestra, Orchestral, 78rpm
Satyr 78 rpm collection
by Eugenia Bronskaya, sop.; Bettina Freeman, msop.; Florencio Constantino, ten.; Ramon Blanchart, bar.; José Mardones, bass
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Eugenia Bronskaya  (St. Petersburg, 20.01.1882 - Leningrad, 12.12.1953). Russian soprano. Studied with her mother (Mme E. de Hacké) and with Teresa Arkel (Milan). 1901: debut in Tiflis Opera 1901-1903: Opera Kiev 1905-1907: Private Opera Zimin, Moskou Guest roles in Italy and France. 1909-1911: North America 1911-1927: Prima-donna at the Court Opera, St. Petersburg; after the Revolution she sang at a smaller theatre in Leningrad. 1923-1950: Professor at the Leningrad Conservatory. Eugenia...
Topics: 78rpm, Bronskaya Eugenia, Freeman Bettina, Constantino Florencio, Blanchart Ramon, Mardones José,...
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Tchaikovsky: Marche Slave, Op. 31 The Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Artur Rodzinski Recorded on December 14, 1940, in Severance Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, on Columbia matrices XCO 29313 and XCO 29314.  Issued in July, 1941, as Columbia 11567-D, and in Argentina as Columbia 266152.  There do not appear to have been any other issues. There are two small cuts in this performance.  The first, at 3:59, occurs at the side break, and consists of four bars.  The second, at 5:26, consists of eight...
Topics: Tchaikovsky, Rodzinski, Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestral, 78rpm
Emilio's 78 Heritage
by Heinrich SCHLUSNUS - Bariton, Michael RAUCHEISEN - Piano
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Adelaide (Beethoven) (2 parts) 30 cm Schallplatte Grammophon 72969 Kat. Nr. B 22259 / B 22260, Matrix Nr. 2067 as / 2068 as Heinrich SCHLUSNUS - Bariton, Michael RAUCHEISEN - Piano rec. 1925 Note : On this rare late acoustic version of Adelaide Schlusnus shows in his timbre tenoral qualities.
Topics: Beethoven, Kunstlied, late acoustic, Schlusnus, baritone, Raucheisen, Schallplatte Grammophon, as...
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Nielsen: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 33 Emil Telmányi with the Royal Opera House Orchestra, Copenhagen, conducted by Egisto Tango Recorded June 3-7, 1947, for the independent Danish company Tono, and issued as Tono X-25081 through X-25085.  The side and matrix information: Side 1 (3016E): First movement (Praeludium: Largo), part 1 Side 2 (3017F): First movement, part 2; Second movement (Allegro cavalleresco), part 1 Side 3 (3018C): Second movement, part 2 Side 4 (3019B): Second...
Topics: NIelsen, Concertos, Telmanyi, Violin, Tango, Copenhagen Opera Orchestra, 78rpm
Emilio's 78 Heritage
by Noria MAZZI - Sopran, Pietro VENERANDI - Tenor, Aristide ANCESCHI - Bariton
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Ernani: Oro quant'oro (Verdi) 29 cm Disque Pathé 86179 Matrix Nr. 13657 BC Noria MAZZI - Sopran, Pietro VENERANDI - Tenor, Aristide ANCESCHI - Bariton (& Orch.) rec. ca. 1906 (?) On the other side: 86174 Trovatore trio Note: I have fun processing more Pathé records since I learned with the Skilondz records in Autumn 2021 how to do that. Here are some records which have been lying on my shelves unheard since I got them about 20 years ago. Pathé records have narrow grooves where a normal...
Topics: Pathé, Disque Pathé, acoustic, Ernani, Opera, Verdi, trio, Mazzi, soprano, Venerandi, tenor,...
Emilio's 78 Heritage
by Felix WAGNER - Tenor
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Der Postillon von Lonjumeau: Postillonlied (Freunde, vernehmet die Geschichte - Adolphe Adam) 25 cm Zonophone Record X-21071 Matrix Nr. 42 Felix WAGNER - Tenor (& Piano) rec. 1904 On the other side: X-21070 Wer uns getraut
Topics: Felix Wagner, Postillon von Lonjumeau, Opera, Adolphe Adam, early acoustic before 1908, Zonophone...
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by Georg BARSCH - Sprecher
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Unter'm Weihnachtsbaum 25 cm no name label (Kalliope ?) Nr. 50516 Matrix Nr. 1411 Georg BARSCH - Sprecher [Direktor des Apollo-Theaters] (& Orch. & Gesangsensemble) rec. ? On the other side: 50513 Ein Liederkranz zur Weihnachtszeit Genre: Weihnachtslied, Potpourri, Genreszene
Topics: Weihnachtslied, Potpourri, Genreszene, Georg Barsch, Apollo-Theater Berlin, acoustic, Kalliope,...
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by Georg BARSCH - Sprecher
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Ein Liederkranz zur Weihnachtszeit 25 cm no name label (Kalliope ?) Nr. 50513 Matrix Nr. 1408 Georg BARSCH - Sprecher (& Orch. & Gesangsensemble) rec. ? On the other side: 50516 Unter'm Weihnachtsbaum Genre: Weihnachtslied, Potpourri
Topics: Weihnachtslied, Potpourri, Georg Barsch, Apollo-Theater Berlin, acoustic, Kalliope, 50513
Kevin Toner - My 78s
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[raw] Recordings from my 78s collection:   On the Sunny Side of the Street (from “Lew Leslie’s International Review”) – DECCA F.1911 [runout F1911-B]; B - matrix MB 1750-2A [item link: artist/disc info, label scan, & the root WAVE file ]   flipside of:   Meet Me in My Dreams To-Night – DECCA F.1911 [runout F1911-A]; A - matrix MB 1749-2A
Topics: 78 rpm, shellac, 1930s, Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
Emilio's 78 Heritage
by Felix WAGNER - Tenor
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Der Zigeunerbaron: Wer uns getraut (Johann Strauss) 25 cm Zonophone Record X-21070 Matrix Nr. 43 Felix WAGNER - Tenor (& Piano) rec. 1904 On the other side: X-21071 Postillonlied
Topics: Felix Wagner, Zigeunerbaron, Operetta, Johann Strauss, early acoustic before 1908, Zonophone...
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by RCA Manufacturing Co., Inc.
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"The Star-Spangled Banner" and "America" Lucy Monroe, soprano National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles O'Connell Recorded January 29, 1941, in Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C., on matrices CS-057928-1 and CS-057929-1. Issued a few months later as Victor Red Seal 17815. Lucy Monroe (1906-1987) was a direct descendant of James Monroe, fifth President of the United States. She made a career of singing the National Anthem, to the extent that she became known as the...
Topics: Monroe, Vocal, O'Connell, National Symphony, 78rpm
The Shellackophile's Vintage Recordings
by Columbia Graphophone Co., Ltd.
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Dvorak: Symphony No. 5 in F, Op. 76 (Old No. 3) City of Birmingham Orchestra conducted by George Weldon Recorded June 25 and 27, 1945, in the Town Hall, Dudley, England.  Issued in January, 1947, as English Columbia DX 1315 through 1319 (in Masterworks Set No. 314; automatic sequence numbers were DX 8245 through 8249).  The side and matrix information: Side 1 (CAX 9343-1): First movement (Allegro ma non troppo), part 1 Side 2 (CAX 9344-1): First movement, part 2 Side 3 (CAX 9345-1): Second...
Topics: Dvorak, Symphonies, Weldon, Birmingham Orchestra, Orchestral, 78rpm
Emilio's 78 Heritage
by Oscar BOLZ - Tenor
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Die Walküre: Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond (Wagner) 30 cm Heimmusik Gemeinschaft Nr. 1072 Matrix Nr. 7175 Oscar BOLZ - Tenor (& Orch.) rec. L6A = 6.IX.1925
Topics: Walküre, Wagner, Opera, Heimmusik Gemeinschaft, Homochord matrix, late acoustic, Bolz, tenor, 1072
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Gottfried von Einem: Concerto for Orchestra, Op. 4 (1944) Karl Elmendorff conducting the Saxon State Orchestra, Dresden Recorded July 25, 1944, in the Semperoper, Dresden, Germany.  (The December 3 and 11, 1944, dates visible in the run-off areas of the pressings are probably processing dates.)  Issued as Deutsche Grammophon 68186 LM through 68188 LM, and in automatic sequence as 69488 LM through 69490 LM; the automatic set issue was imported into the USA in 1949 by the London Gramophone...
Topics: Von Einem, Concertos, Elmendorff, Saxon State Orchestra, Orchestral, 78rpm
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Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048 Chamber Orchestra of the Palace Chapel, Copenhagen conducted by Mogens Wöldike Recorded December 1, 1949, in Copenhagen.  Issued in HMV's Scandinavian Red Label series as DB 5291 and DB 5292, and also in the British Plum Label series as C 3947 and C 3948; the latter issue occurred in March, 1950, and remained available until 1959.  Issued on LP, c. 1953, in the USA, as RCA LHMV 1048, coupled with Wöldike's 1949-50 recordings of the...
Topics: Bach, Concertos, Woldike, Copenhagen Palace Chapel, Orchestral, 78rpm
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by The Gramophone Company, Ltd.
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Haydn: The Spirit's Song Gladys Ripley, contralto, with the Philharmonia Orchesta conducted by George Weldon Recorded May 28, 1946, in EMI's Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London, on Gramophone Company 78-rpm matrix 2EA 11023-1. Issued in July, 1946, on HMV C 3500, as the filler for Ripley's recording of Elgar's song cycle "Sea Pictures", which has been uploaded elsewhere. This is one of Haydn's songs with English words by Anne Hunter (1742-1821), composed in 1794-95 during Haydn's second...
Topics: Haydn, Ripley, Vocal, Weldon, Philharmonia Orchestra, 78rpm
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by The Gramophone Company, Ltd.
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Walton: Sinfonia Concertante (1927, rev. 1943) Phyllis Sellick, piano City of Birmingham Orchestra conducted by William Walton Recorded August 8, 1945, in the Town Hall, Dudley, England; the producer was Walter Legge.  Issued in January, 1946, as HMV C 3478 through C 3480, and in automatic sequence as C 7635 through C 7637.  The set was deleted in 1951.  The side and matrix information: Side 1 (2ER 869-2): First movement (Maestoso; Allegro spiritoso), part 1 Side 2 (2ER 870-1): First...
Topics: Walton, Concertos, Sellick, Piano, Birmingham Orchestra, 78rpm